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‘India-EU FTA by year-end’: PM Modi after talks with College of Commissioners – Firstpost

Earlier today, the European Commission President said the EU and India have agreed to push to get a long-pending free trade agreement done this year and that the two sides will strengthen their partnership in the areas of trade, technology, connectivity and defence Prime Minister Narendra Modi with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to a meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. We have asked our teams to work on a mutually benefit Free Trade Agreement and to realise it by the end of this year,” PM Modi said in a joint statement with European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen. Earlier today, the European Commission President said the EU and India have agreed to push to get a long-pending free trade agreement done this year and that the two sides will strengthen their partnership in the areas of trade, technology, connectivity and defence. India and the EU relaunched talks on a long-pending free trade agreement in 2021, but issues like market access for products such as cars and alcoholic beverages have been sticking points.

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